(a) Location. All meetings of the Council will be held in the Council Chamber in the City of Eaton Municipal Building, unless otherwise ordered by Council. Council may provide for the holding of any regular meetings at a location in the City other than the Council Chamber. At the call of the Mayor or any two members of Council, the holding of any special or emergency meeting may be at a location in the City other than the Council Chamber. The location where the meeting(s) will be held shall be entered into the Clerk's Journal. The Clerk shall give reasonable public notice, in accordance with the Chapter 103
, if the location of a meeting(s) is changed.
(Ord. 04-38. Passed 1-18-05.)
(b) Regular Meetings. The Council of the City of Eaton shall hold regular meetings on the third Monday of each calendar month, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (Ord. 17-06. Passed 7-19-17.)
(c) Special Meetings. Any meeting other than a regular meeting is a special meeting. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two members of Council by having the Clerk serve notice of the call for such special meeting. Such notice shall be written and personally served on each member or left at his usual place of residence; provided, however, that no such notice need be served on any member present at a meeting of Council at which the Mayor gives oral notice of the time and purpose of a special meeting. Any such notice shall specify the time, place and purpose for holding such special meeting. The stated purpose may be for "general purposes." If any member is not notified of a special meeting as required herein, Council may not hold said special meeting.
(d) Emergency Meetings. An emergency meeting is a special meeting that is called because of a situation that requires immediate official action by Council. Emergency meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two members of Council by having the Clerk serve notice of the call for such emergency meeting. Such notice shall be written and all reasonable attempts to personally serve such notice upon each member or to leave such notice at his usual place of residence shall be made. Any such notice shall specify the time, place and purpose for holding such emergency meeting. If any member is not notified of an emergency meeting as required herein, Council may not hold said emergency meeting, unless due to the nature of the emergency, service upon the member cannot reasonably be made.
(e) Openness and Public Meetings. All deliberations, discussions and actions on official public business taken in all meetings of Council shall be open to the public. Any person has the right to attend any meeting of Council, but he does not have a right to be heard, except during public hearings, unless invited to speak by the presiding officer. If a member of the audience wishes to address Council, he must first be recognized by the presiding officer. If granted permission by the presiding officer to address Council, he shall approach the podium, state his name and address, and shall limit his remarks and comments to the items or motion under discussion. Disruptive persons may be removed from Council meetings by the Sergeant-At-Arms. Members of the public may tape record or videotape Council meetings, as long as in so doing, they do not disrupt the meeting.
(Ord. 04-38. Passed 1-18-05.)
(Ord. 04-38. Passed 1-18-05.)